Underplayed Gems

Tiny Room Stories: Town Mystery (2021)

Tiny Room Stories: Town Mystery cover
Developer
Kiary Games
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Genres
Adventure, Indie
Rating
4.4 of 5, 856 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 6.9 hours
Where to get it
Steam
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How it feels

Exploring empty, isometric locations and solving environmental puzzles to uncover a mystery in a stylized, atmospheric world.

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What players say

Players praise the atmosphere and enjoy the first half, but many find the puzzles become repetitive and feel like mindless code-guessing by the end. A long-standing bug on Mac, reported for years, leaves some unable to play.

Screenshots

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